Need to Brush Up on Some Subjects?
SCC Transitional Studies Department is Here to Help
The Transitional Studies Department offers a variety of courses to enhance students' academic abilities. Most of the courses in Transitional Studies are basic skills courses in grammar, writing, reading and mathematics. Other course offerings in the department include "bridging" courses and pre-entry courses.
Transitional Studies Course List
Basic Skills Courses
Transitional Studies Basic Skills courses are offered both day and evening. Most classes are offered in a traditional "lecture" format; however some classes may include a variety of programmed instructional materials. Basic skills courses (zerolevel) carry institutional credit but cannot be used to satisfy program requirements for graduation. The zero-level course numbers do not indicate levels of difficulty.
"Bridging" Courses
Transitional Studies "bridging" courses are designed specifically to help students acquire additional skills and discipline in order to be successful in curriculum courses. "Bridging" courses are taught in a lecture format and include a greater degree of academic rigor than Basic Skills courses. These courses are also non-degree credit (they may or may not be credited toward graduation for a diploma or certificate program, but they cannot be credited toward graduation for a degree program).
Pre-entry Courses
Some of the College's curriculum programs require that students meet certain entry requirements prior to acceptance into the program. Most students will have met these requirements in high school or at another college. However, in some cases the student may lack a specific course which is required for entry into a curriculum. Transitional Studies offers several courses which enable students to meet these entry requirements. These courses are non-degree credit courses (they may or may not be credited toward graduation for a diploma or certificate program, but they cannot be credited toward graduation for a degree program).